asked the Minister for Energy the acreage of land purchased by his Department for new planting during 1987 by county; and the amount to be bought in 1988.
Written Answers. - Acquisition of Land for Afforestation.
68.
An area of 5,287 hectares was purchased by my Department during 1987 for afforestation. The breakdown by county is shown in the schedule following.
It is anticipated that a further 5,000 hectares approximately will be acquired for planting during 1988.
Plantable Land Acquired in 1987:
|
County |
Plantable Area |
|
|
hectares |
(Acres) |
|
|
Carlow |
118 |
(292) |
|
Cavan |
50 |
(124) |
|
Clare |
621 |
(1,535) |
|
Cork |
351 |
(867) |
|
Donegal |
613 |
(1,515) |
|
Dublin |
— |
— |
|
Galway |
321 |
(793) |
|
Kerry |
200 |
(494) |
|
Kildare |
21 |
(52) |
|
Kilkenny |
164 |
(405) |
|
Laois |
194 |
(479) |
|
Leitrim |
393 |
(971) |
|
Limerick |
95 |
(235) |
|
Longford |
15 |
(37) |
|
Louth |
— |
— |
|
Mayo |
607 |
(1,500) |
|
Meath |
— |
— |
|
Monaghan |
— |
— |
|
Offaly |
55 |
(136) |
|
Roscommon |
217 |
(536) |
|
Sligo |
187 |
(462) |
|
Tipperary |
596 |
(1,473) |
|
Waterford |
286 |
(707) |
|
Westmeath |
8 |
(20) |
|
Wexford |
60 |
(148) |
|
Wicklow |
115 |
(284) |
|
Total |
5,287 |
(13,065) |